Category Archives: Magnificat

The struggle for purity of heart requires keeping one’s heart free from anything that can harm it by causing it to lose its capacity for love. This is true especially of negative thoughts: judgements, bitterness, sadness, worry, etc. Scripture points … Continue reading →

We have often constructed interiorly an arresting scene: the ominous sky, the wild winds, a little boat tossed by the seething waves of Lake Tiberias, with Jesus asleep in the stern. What a contrast between the fury of the tempest … Continue reading →

I give you my blessing with a father’s love. May God bless you as you set forth and where you are now to live, as you serve him, as you serve your neighbour, as you humble yourself to your very … Continue reading →

The fruits of faith in Christ’s divinity possess divine qualities themselves. The first of the fruits is eternal life. Whoever believes in him has eternal life (cf. Jn 3:5; 5:24; 6:40-47). The Gospel itself was written so that people would … Continue reading →

Heavenly words of mercy, of justice, of sublime and of holy love fell from the divine lips of Jesus as gentle dew falling upon a parched earth. His words were-and continue to be-the great splendour, the great light for all … Continue reading →

Dearly beloved, the last verse of the Gospel reading, which is still ringing in your ears, is intended for the instruction of believers. It tells how, when they had entered the house in which the blessed Virgin Mother was staying … Continue reading →

Pondering the Hidden Life of Christ We see Jesus grow up and when we want to find out what he did in those long eighteen years in Nazareth, we finally see that he prayed, he obeyed, and he worked; and … Continue reading →